List of parties to the Genocide Convention

Participation in the Genocide Convention

  Signed and ratified

  Acceded or succeeded

  Only signed

The list of parties to the Genocide Convention encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement to prevent and punish actions of genocide in war and in peacetime.

On December 11, 1948, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was opened for signature. Ethiopia became the first state to deposit the treaty on July 1, 1949. The treaty came into force and closed for signature on January 12, 1951. Since then, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede to it. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations

As of 2008, 140 states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, most recently Montenegro on October 23, 2006. A further single state, the Dominican Republic has signed but not ratified the treaty.

Ratified or acceded states

State	Signed	Deposited	Method
Afghanistan		01956-03-22 March 22, 1956	Accession
Albania		01955-05-12 May 12, 1955	Accession
Algeria		01963-10-31 October 31, 1963	Accession
Andorra		02006-09-22 September 22, 2006	Accession
Antigua and Barbuda		01988-10-25 October 25, 1988	Succession from United Kingdom
Argentina		01956-06-05 June 5, 1956	Accession
Armenia		01993-06-23 June 23, 1993	Accession
Australia	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01949-07-08 July 8, 1949	Ratification
Austria		01958-03-19 March 19, 1958	Accession
Azerbaijan		01996-08-16 August 16, 1996	Accession
Bahamas		01975-08-05 August 5, 1975	Succession from United Kingdom
Bahrain		01990-03-27 March 27, 1990	Accession
Bangladesh		01998-10-05 October 5, 1998	Accession
Barbados		01980-01-14 January 14, 1980	Accession
Belarus	01949-12-16 December 16, 1949	01954-08-11 August 11, 1954	Ratification as Byelorussian SSR
Belgium	01949-12-12 December 12, 1949	01951-09-05 September 5, 1951	Ratification
Belize		01998-03-10 March 10, 1998	Accession
Bolivia	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	02005-06-14 June 14, 2005	Ratification
Bosnia and Herzegovina		01992-12-29 December 29, 1992	Succession from Yugoslavia
Brazil	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01952-04-15 April 15, 1952	Ratification
Bulgaria		01950-07-21 July 21, 1950	Accession
Burkina Faso		01965-09-14 September 14, 1965	Accession
Burma	01949-12-30 December 30, 1949	01956-03-14 March 14, 1956	Ratification
Burundi		01997-01-06 January 6, 1997	Accession
Cambodia		01950-10-14 October 14, 1950	Accession
Canada	01949-11-28 November 28, 1949	01952-09-03 September 3, 1952	Ratification
Chile	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01953-06-03 June 3, 1953	Ratification
China	01949-07-20 July 20, 1949	01983-04-18 April 18, 1983	Ratification Signed as Republic of China
Colombia	01949-08-12 August 12, 1949	01959-10-27 October 27, 1959	Ratification
Comoros		02004-09-27 September 27, 2004	Accession
Costa Rica		01950-10-14 October 14, 1950	Accession
Côte d'Ivoire		01995-12-18 December 18, 1995	Accession
Croatia		01992-10-12 October 12, 1992	Succession from Yugoslavia
Cuba	01949-12-28 December 28, 1949	01953-03-04 March 4, 1953	Ratification
Cyprus		01982-03-29 March 29, 1982	Accession
Czech Republic		01993-02-22 February 22, 1993	Succession from Czechoslovakia Signed 28 December 1949 Ratified 21 December 1950
Democratic Republic of the Congo		01962-05-31 May 31, 1962	Succession as Zaire from Belgium
Denmark	01949-09-28 September 28, 1949	01951-06-15 June 15, 1951	Ratification
Ecuador	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01949-12-21 December 21, 1949	Ratification
Egypt	01948-12-12 December 12, 1948	01952-02-08 February 8, 1952	Ratification
El Salvador	01949-04-27 April 27, 1949	01950-09-28 September 28, 1950	Ratification
Estonia		01991-10-21 October 21, 1991	Accession
Ethiopia	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01949-07-01 July 1, 1949	Ratification
Fiji		01973-01-11 January 11, 1973	Succession from United Kingdom
Finland		01959-12-18 December 18, 1959	Accession
France	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01950-10-14 October 14, 1950	Ratification
Gabon		01983-01-21 January 21, 1983	Accession
Gambia		01978-12-29 December 29, 1978	Accession
Georgia		01993-10-11 October 11, 1993	Accession
Germany		01954-11-24 November 24, 1954	Accession as West Germany Also East Germany Acceded 27 March 1973
Ghana		01958-12-24 December 24, 1958	Accession
Greece	01949-12-29 December 29, 1949	01954-12-08 December 8, 1954	Ratification
Guatemala	01949-06-22 June 22, 1949	01950-01-13 January 13, 1950	Ratification
Guinea		02000-09-07 September 7, 2000	Accession
Haiti	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01950-10-14 October 14, 1950	Ratification
Honduras	01949-04-22 April 22, 1949	01952-03-05 March 5, 1952	Ratification
Hungary		01952-01-07 January 7, 1952	Accession
Iceland	01949-05-14 May 14, 1949	01949-08-29 August 29, 1949	Ratification
India	01949-11-29 November 29, 1949	01959-08-27 August 27, 1959	Ratification
Iran	01949-12-08 December 8, 1949	01956-08-14 August 14, 1956	Ratification
Iraq		01959-01-20 January 20, 1959	Accession
Ireland		01976-06-22 June 22, 1976	Accession
Israel	01949-08-17 August 17, 1949	01950-03-09 March 9, 1950	Ratification
Italy		01952-06-04 June 4, 1952	Accession
Jamaica		01968-09-23 September 23, 1968	Accession
Jordan		01950-04-03 April 3, 1950	Accession
Kazakhstan		01998-08-26 August 26, 1998	Accession
Kuwait		01995-03-07 March 7, 1995	Accession
Kyrgyzstan		01997-09-05 September 5, 1997	Accession
Laos		01950-12-08 December 8, 1950	Accession
Latvia		01992-04-14 April 14, 1992	Accession
Lebanon	01949-12-30 December 30, 1949	01953-12-17 December 17, 1953	Ratification
Lesotho		01974-11-29 November 29, 1974	Accession
Liberia	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01950-06-09 June 9, 1950	Ratification
Libya		01989-05-16 May 16, 1989	Accession
Liechtenstein		01994-03-24 March 24, 1994	Accession
Lithuania		01996-02-01 February 1, 1996	Accession
Luxembourg		01981-10-07 October 7, 1981	Accession
Malaysia		01994-12-20 December 20, 1994	Accession
Maldives		01984-04-24 April 24, 1984	Accession
Mali		01974-07-16 July 16, 1974	Accession
Mexico	01948-12-14 December 14, 1948	01952-07-22 July 22, 1952	Ratification
Moldova		01993-01-26 January 26, 1993	Accession
Monaco		01950-03-30 March 30, 1950	Accession
Mongolia		01967-01-05 January 5, 1967	Accession
Montenegro	02006-07-19 July 19, 2006	02006-10-23 October 23, 2006	Succession from Serbia and Montenegro
Morocco		01958-01-24 January 24, 1958	Accession
Mozambique		01983-04-18 April 18, 1983	Accession
Namibia		01994-11-28 November 28, 1994	Accession
Nepal		01969-01-17 January 17, 1969	Accession
Netherlands		01966-06-20 June 20, 1966	Accession
New Zealand	01949-11-25 November 25, 1949	01978-12-28 December 28, 1978	Ratification
Nicaragua		01952-01-29 January 29, 1952	Accession
North Korea		01989-01-31 January 31, 1989	Accession
Norway	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01949-07-22 July 22, 1949	Ratification
Pakistan	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01957-10-12 October 12, 1957	Ratification
Panama	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01950-01-11 January 11, 1950	Ratification
Papua New Guinea		01982-01-27 January 27, 1982	Accession
Paraguay	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	02001-10-03 October 3, 2001	Ratification
Peru	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01960-02-24 February 24, 1960	Ratification
Philippines	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01950-07-07 July 7, 1950	Ratification
Poland		01950-11-14 November 14, 1950	Accession
Portugal		01999-02-09 February 9, 1999	Accession
Macedonia		01994-01-18 January 18, 1994	Succession from Yugoslavia
Romania		01950-11-02 November 2, 1950	Accession
Russia	01949-12-16 December 16, 1949	01954-05-03 May 3, 1954	Ratification as Soviet Union
Rwanda		01975-04-16 April 16, 1975	Accession
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		01981-11-09 November 9, 1981	Accession
Saudi Arabia		01950-07-13 July 13, 1950	Accession
Senegal		01983-08-04 August 4, 1983	Accession
Serbia		02001-03-12 March 12, 2001	Accession as Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Signed 11 December 1948 Ratified 29 August 1950
Seychelles		01992-05-05 May 5, 1992	Accession
Singapore		01995-08-18 August 18, 1995	Accession
Slovakia		01993-05-28 May 28, 1993	Succession from Czechoslovakia Signed 28 December 1949 Ratified 21 December 1950
Slovenia		01992-07-06 July 6, 1992	Succession from Yugoslavia
South Africa		01998-12-10 December 10, 1998	Accession
South Korea		01950-10-14 October 14, 1950	Accession
Spain		01968-09-13 September 13, 1968	Accession
Sri Lanka		01950-10-12 October 12, 1950	Accession
Sudan		02003-10-13 October 13, 2003	Accession
Sweden	01949-12-30 December 30, 1949	01952-05-27 May 27, 1952	Ratification
Switzerland		02000-09-07 September 7, 2000	Accession
Syria		01955-06-25 June 25, 1955	Accession
Tanzania		01984-04-05 April 5, 1984	Accession
Togo		01984-05-24 May 24, 1984	Accession
Tonga		01972-02-16 February 16, 1972	Accession
Trinidad and Tobago		02002-12-13 December 13, 2002	Accession
Tunisia		01956-11-29 November 29, 1956	Accession
Turkey		01950-07-31 July 31, 1950	Accession
Uganda		01995-11-14 November 14, 1995	Accession
Ukraine	01949-12-16 December 16, 1949	01954-11-15 November 15, 1954	Ratification as Ukrainian SSR
United Arab Emirates		02005-11-11 November 11, 2005	Accession
United Kingdom		01970-01-30 January 30, 1970	Accession
United States	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01988-11-25 November 25, 1988	Ratification
Uruguay	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948	01967-07-11 July 11, 1967	Ratification
Uzbekistan		01999-09-09 September 9, 1999	Accession
Venezuela		01960-07-12 July 12, 1960	Accession
Vietnam		01981-06-09 June 9, 1981	Accession
Yemen		01987-02-09 February 9, 1987	Accession as South Yemen Also North Yemen Acceded 6 April 1989
Zimbabwe		01991-05-13 May 13, 1991	Accession

Unrecognized state, ratified treaty

State	Signed	Deposited	Method
Republic of China	01949-07-20 July 20, 1949	01951-07-19 July 19, 1951	Ratification

State that has signed but not ratified

State	Signed
Dominican Republic	01948-12-11 December 11, 1948

References

• "Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide New York, 9 December 1948". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/genocide.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-27.